July 8, 2019: Roanoke Receives New Pacesetter Honors from Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
June 23, 2019: Umberger: City’s Hall of Fame award is a call to action
June 10, 2019: Roanoke named Hall of Fame city
June 7, 2019: Hall of Fame Winner–City of Roanoke, VA!
May 15, 2019: How Roanoke, Virginia, Is Addressing Income Disparities And Their Impact On Health Outcomes
February 15, 2019: Free library program feeding kids in need
December 14, 2018: Local public libraries are checking out toys
December 6, 2018: Roanoke City Library kicks off new “Star City Reads Toy Collection” program
December 6, 2018: Educational toys program launched at downtown Roanoke library
October 5, 2018: Roanoke, Virginia 2018 Council of Champions
September 13, 2018: Celebrate Welcoming Week with the team at Roanoke Public Libraries and Blue Ridge Literacy
August 14, 2018: Roanoke Mayor Teams Up With Star City Reads
July 9, 2018: “Shh, Quiet, Please, Lives Are Being Changed Here.”
July 7, 2018: 2018 Pacesetter Award Interview
June 25, 2018: Roanoke City Library Receives National Recognition
June 13, 2018: Roanoke Public Libraries Will Kick Off Summer Reading Program on June 18
June 8, 2018: Star City Reads Wins Prestigious Award
May 12, 2018: Ride for Reading
March 30, 2018: Roanoke celebrates gains in childhood reading, All-America label
March 30, 2018: Facebook Live Video of the Star City Reads Breakfast with Ralph Smith
March 30, 2018: National Campaign for Grade-Level Reading highlights success of Star City Reads
March 30, 2018: Pics from the Star City Reads All-America City breakfast
March 30, 2018: Star City Reads Program Gets Results and Recognition
March 29, 2018: Umberger: Roanoke to celebrate Star City Reads success
March 27, 2018: Star City Reads Progress Earns National Attention
March 2, 2018: Children Celebrate Dr. Seuss with Stories
December 5, 2017: Conversation Series Hopes to Spark Community Building in Roanoke
November 10, 2017: Award-Winning Children’s Author Helps Celebrate Library Opening
October 2, 2017: Roanoke Organization Preparing to Distribute 40,000 Books to Kids in Need
September 14, 2017: Promote Child Literacy with CHIP during National Literacy Month
September 4, 2017: Roanoke’s BIG Book Event: Volunteer for Books on Wheels
August 14, 2017: Roanoke Libraries Director Sheila Umberger on Building Stellar Teams in the Star City
June 23, 2017: Star City Reads Distributes More Books
June 19, 2017: Roanoke Celebrates 7th All-America City Award
June 16, 2017: 2017 All-America City Award Recipients Announced
April 2017: Roanoke Named a 2017 All-America City Award Finalist!
March 29, 2017: City of Roanoke Honored as Pacesetter for Star City Reads Work with Children
February 23, 2017: Roanoke Harry Potter festival will benefit Star City Reads
January 24, 2017: Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Names 40 Public Housing Agencies to 2015-2016 Honor Roll
January 19, 2017: Vroom Into the Star City
January 18, 2017: Bright Spots–Book-Rich Environments
September 27, 2016: Libraries Director Sheila Umberger named a Leader who Inspires by WFXR
March 8, 2016: Roanoke’s Star City Reads program wins a national award
March 7, 2016: Star City Reads Program Earns 2015 All-Around Pacesetter Award
July 9, 2015: Roanoke library and YMCA feed children’s bodies, minds
June 22, 2015: Roanoke puts “Books on Buses” to encourage kids’ summer reading
November 6, 2014: Gift local with the “Roanoke Baby” board book
